Improvement in railway rail-joint fastening



waited .giedre @wat @wird THoMAsfB. MCGQNAUGHEY AND JAMES ADAMS, oFNEWARK, DEL-AWARE.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere Patent and`rnaking part 0f theSame To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS B. MCGONAUGHEY and JAMns ADAMS, of Newark,in the county ot' New struction and arrangement of a railroadjoint-fastening, as will be -hereinatterfully set forth. Y

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to-make and use the same,

we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation,referring to the annexed drawings, in whioh- Figure 1 isa cross-section,and

Figure -2 is a side elevation.

A A represent the adjoining ends of two rails.

B is thc railroad-chair, placed under the rails A A atthe joint, saidchair being on one side provided with a flange, a, which projectsinward, so as to tit over the hase of the rails on one side.

On the other side, the chair B is providedwith a flange, I), which, onthe inside,l is perpendicular, or nearly so,`to the base B.

On this side ofA the rails A A is placed a bar, C, curved on the innerside, so as to tit closely tothe sides of the rails between theirtreadand base. On lthe outside of thebal-C is placed a plate or washer,D, and between this plate and the ilange b of the'chair isrinserted'awedge-shaped bar, E, which is provided atits lower edge with two arms dd, project# :ing downward through notches in the base of the rails andthrough Vopenings made for'that 'purpose in the lchair B.

The arms d d have each an elongated slot in their lower ends; Througheach of these slots isiuserted an oval or elliptical-shaped 'rod or bar,e, provided at one end with a lever, f.

The rod or bar e is inserted through the slotin the arm d, with its flator rather widest side-against the under side ofthe chair B, and thelever f standing 1n an upright position.l rlhen, by turning the leverdownward toward the end of the chair, the rod or bar e 1s turnededgewise, so as to draw thewedge-shaped bar E tightly down, securing thechair and the ends. of the rails firmly together'. rlhe end of the leverf 1s then fastened by a screw, or other suitable means, yto one of thecross-ties.

When it is desired to loosen the joint-fastening, itis onlyvnecessary toraise the levers ff up, when the 5 `rods e e can be taken out andthewedge-shaped bar E removed.

Having thus fullydesoribed our invention, What we claim as new, anddesire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. The oval or elliptical-shaped rod o'r bar e, provided with lever f,and used substantially in 'the manner and for the purposes herein setforth. l

2. The combination and arrangement of the rails A A, lchair B, withflanges a b, curved bar G,- wedge shaped bar E, 'with sldtted arms d d,rods or bars e e,.`

and levers f f, all constructed as described, and oper- 'atingsubstantially as. and for the purposes herein set' forth.

fIn testimony thatwe claim the foregoing as our own, we aiiix oursignatures inv presence of two wit.

EDWARD WILSON.

